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新幹線
新幹線
See also: 新干线
Chinese
new; newly; meso- (chem.) | main line; trunk line | ||
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trad. (新幹線) | 新 | 幹線 | |
simp. (新干线) | 新 | 干线 |
Noun
新幹線
- (Japanese) bullet train; shinkansen
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | ||
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新 | 幹 | 線 |
しん Grade: 2 |
かん Grade: 5 |
せん Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
新 (“new”) + 幹線 (“main line”)
Pronunciation
Noun
新幹線 (hiragana しんかんせん, romaji shinkansen)
- Japanese super express, bullet train, a line which extremely fast trains run on in Japan; shinkansen
- a replacement for Japan's national railway company's past main lines